Playdates

I've decided there are two kinds of playdates. There are the forced, you will play together or else playdates in which the parents have decided the children WILL get along and will like it. Those playdates are stressful, Sebastian typically acts up, Karma is tired, and I just want to leave. Amazingly, you can't make kids like each other. Huh. (Please apply all necessary sarcasm)

The other playdates happen when the parents are relaxed. The parents talk, and parent too, but let the kids figure out what they want to play and with whom. Nobody forces a child to play with another child. The kids are left to figure out social graces (with some guidance as needed) and everyone has a good time.

I wonder why people don't understand this. You can't make an adult like someone and *want* to be around them...how can you expect that from a kid?